Blogging for better government

Have you checked out the many blogs our various government entities and representatives are using? Have you read the White House blog? The blogs of your Senators and Congressmen? How about the blogs of the various agencies of the state you live in? Next time you go searching for information on a subject of interest, try using .gov as one of the keywords in your search. You might be surprised at the wealth of information to be found.

Just a few minutes ago, I was reading the blog of a Georgia representative (not my rep, I live in Nevada), Congressman David Scott of Georgia’s 13th district. I learned about the H.R. 2142, the Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Performance Improvement Act. It’s designed, as its name implies. to provide standards and processes for continuous performance improvement in agencies under the supervision of Congress. He provides a summary here:
http://www.davidscott.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=190873.

As you may well imagine, there are “government watchdogs” who report on such bills. But isn’t it nice to find folks who are paid by our taxes doing their jobs and keeping us informed. Especially when they inform us objectively, rather than with political rant.

If you want a good example of an informative blog by a politician, Scott’s is worth a visit for that alone. http://davidscott.house.gov/News/DocumentQuery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=1836